Welcome to House Nine, Ya'll!

Welcome to House Nine Happenings!

I've always wanted to start a blog, and I've actually had one created since 2011 but I am just now starting.  I'm excited to see what will become of this.

A little about me and the purpose of this blog:

I am a 20-something year old, getting ready to embark on my 3rd year of teaching Kindergarten AND 1st grade (yes, it's a combo class--another post for another day).  I didn't always know that I would be a teacher, but once I learned that it was my calling, I willingly obliged.  Early in my college career I thought I would do a major in Spanish Education and teach ESL, but that did not happen.  At some point I decided that Elementary Education was my field and I never looked back! I graduated from UNC-Greensboro in 2013 and begin my teaching career at a Montessori School in Greensboro, NC.  I student taught at a Montessori School where I had the BEST cooperating teacher that taught me a lot! I will share my perspective of the Montessori approach in a later post.  I am currently a year into a Masters' program at UNC-Greensboro.  Upon completing, I hope to develop a program for underprivileged pre-schoolers to prepare them for Kindergarten.  Eventually, I would like to have my own private school to serve our children as well.   Teaching is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done and I am so excited to share about it. This blog will serve as a means for me to express my thoughts on education, share classroom ideas, teaching strategies, and House 9 Funnies.